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Topic Review (Newest First)

10-24-2012 08:00 PM

Cava

Re: TT 2012 Suggestions Thread (READ FIRST BEFORE POSTING)

- You can only commit yourself to tournaments (no committing for your doubles partner, etc.)

- If you sign up for 2 tournaments in the same week and is not corrected prior to the final deadline, you are DQ'd from both tournaments that week. If you had only committed for doubles in 1 of the tournaments, you can remain in the doubles draw.

10-20-2012 03:31 PM

abollo

Re: TT 2012 Suggestions Thread (READ FIRST BEFORE POSTING)

I would have suggested the same idea sdtoot came up with. The idea is that there is no specific way on which the OOP is set. It's up to the manager to decide which matches to come first and the manager isn't always right so it's a bit lucky here, but with the idea sdtoot is suggesting actually the better player wins.

- I would also suggest that we use GD instead of PTS as it also says who was closer to the actual score for example Player A won 76 64. In TT we have Player A choosing 60 76 and another player B choosing 75 75. With PTS Player A would win but actually player B was closer to the real score and would win on GD.
- Another thing if we keep using PTS maybe we shouldn't give points to the correct scoreline except if it was in the correct set like if a match ends 63 64. Why wouldn't a player who picked 63 64 win over another player who won 64 63?
Last thing hopefully we'll get a clarification about the issue with sending with email.

Thanks

10-19-2012 02:20 PM

Transcender

Re: TT 2012 Suggestions Thread (READ FIRST BEFORE POSTING)

I suggest that there be 5 32 player main draws for World Tour Finals week like normal instead of 4.

10-18-2012 05:45 PM

mateusz2904

Re: TT 2012 Suggestions Thread (READ FIRST BEFORE POSTING)

There was a problem once when some people had sent picks via email (I think orangehat was a manager then). There was a huge discussion there and we should make straight rules here.

It's not really a suggestion, but there have been some problems because of picks being sent to the person who posted the OOP (when the manager wasn't able to post it), so I think this topic should be discussed as well.

Yeah, I think if they're sent to the wrong person then they should still be counted.

10-14-2012 03:57 PM

keqtqiadv

Re: TT 2012 Suggestions Thread (READ FIRST BEFORE POSTING)

It's not really a suggestion, but there have been some problems because of picks being sent to the person who posted the OOP (when the manager wasn't able to post it), so I think this topic should be discussed as well.

In the above example, Player A wins on Shootout SR2 by giving a set to the winner, but player B gave a set to the winner in SR3 & SR4, so therefore has made better picks overall and deserves to be the winner.

Considering what sdtoot suggested, what could be done is to count the number of sets given to the winner when both players pick the loser, as it's already used as a tie-breaker when the matches go to the SR shootout.

It's not like a suggestion, but let's discuss Second week GS Challengers, I remember there was some questions during the season

Transforming Martin's post into suggestions, these are two of the solutions I can remember that have been proposed in the past:
1. Players who're still alive in the GS (or IW/Miami) by Saturday (GS R16) should be out of the 2nd week challengers, MD or qualifying.
2. Players should be able to commit to the 2nd week challengers only after they're out of the GSs/IW/Miami.

10-11-2012 08:20 AM

AdeyC

Re: TT 2012 Suggestions Thread (READ FIRST BEFORE POSTING)

It's not a suggestion as such - but there have been occasions this year where commitments of players by their doubles partners have gone un-noticed by managers, people have also committed with other players unknown to that player.

It might be worth discussing this further as to whether both players in a doubles partnership have to commit/confirm before being accepted on an Entry List which might possibly help to solve this problem??

10-10-2012 05:01 PM

SamR03A

Re: TT 2012 Suggestions Thread (READ FIRST BEFORE POSTING)

Players who are LE (after first deadline) should not be given BYEs in Q draw because of their high seeding.

It seems illogical that you can get a bye to MD with a lower rank than an LE if there are less than 28 entries, but if there are more than 28 entries those with the lowest rank will likely have to play a match despite signing up on time.

This is easy for some ATP and all challenger tournaments but when there are only 12 matches in 1st round because of the byes it might get difficult and not every manager can provide differences for split OOPs

This tournaments contain qualification matches on Monday from final round

This is easy for some ATP and all challenger tournaments but when there are only 12 matches in 1st round because of the byes it might get difficult and not every manager can provide differences for split OOPs

I just have another easy suggestion: pay more attention to the qualification and especially for the Q1 in some ATP250/500/Challenger event. If you win, I think you should have some points. It will encourage the beginners. Indeed, one can consider that if you win a match in Q1 and loose in Q2, you will be not rewarded, and you will not score.. That's my opinion!

Great idea
Yeah I agree. Maybe not in CH, but in ATP 250/500, yeah I agree

10-06-2012 08:25 PM

sfar

Re: TT 2012 Suggestions Thread (READ FIRST BEFORE POSTING)

Only players committed to a tournament 48h before the final deadline (this is, usually Wednesday at 6PM) can ask for a SE. I don't like people getting into tournaments only when they know they will have a SE.

I suggest that First round should have at least 6 matches
Also what about calendar tournaments, how do you think is better to select tournament.

- money or location

I agree.

I just have another easy suggestion: pay more attention to the qualification and especially for the Q1 in some ATP250/500/Challenger event. If you win, I think you should have some points. It will encourage the beginners. Indeed, one can consider that if you win a match in Q1 and loose in Q2, you will be not rewarded, and you will not score.. That's my opinion!